WORKSHOPS
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Friday Morning 10am - 1pm
Wool Felt Daisy Bouquet with Cathleen Gossett $40
Description:
The workshop focuses on teaching felt flower preparation and assembly. You learn how to trace, fuse and cut out felt with freezer wrap and assemble using a hot glue gun. Each student will assemble a daisy bouquet in class and take them home in an antique bottle.
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Materials Provided by Instructor: Daisy flower kit (all required materials) and antique bottle.
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Length of Workshop: 3 Hours
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Student Brings:
Hot glue gun, scissors, iron/pressing mat, small scissors (helpful)
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Prerequisites: None
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Friday Morning 11am - 12pm
Tiny Looms with Heather Robinson $40
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Description:
Get creative and learn the basics of tapestry weaving on a tiny, handheld loom.
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Materials Provided by Instructor: Tiny loom and darning needle, supplies for making 1 tiny weaving piece.
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Length of Workshop: 1-1.5 hours
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Student Brings:
Students can bring a variety of yarn scraps to include in your tiny weaving.
Prerequisites: None
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Friday Afternoon 1pm - 4pm
Nuno Felted Neck Warmer with Mariya Gerhardt $65
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Description:
With wet felting technique make the nuno felted neck warmer. In the class we will make neck warmer from extra fine merino wool roving (19mc), silk fabric, yarn, viscose fiber, silk thread. Wet felting is the process when hot water and soap are applied to layers of wool roving, while repeated agitation and compression causes the fibers to hook together or weave together into a single piece of fabric. Felt from wool is considered to be the oldest known textile. Nuno felting is is the process of felting wool roving onto another fabric (silk). "Nuno" is a Japanese word for cloth or fabric. In this workshop students will learn basic of nuno felting, how felt together wool, different fiber and fabric and as a result students will have unique neck warmer with different design on both sides.
Materials Provided by Instructor: Material kit will include- extra fine merino wool roving (19mc), hand dyed piece of silk gauze fabric approx. 17"x55", yarn pieces, viscose fiber, silk tread also all supply necessary for wet felting.
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Length of Workshop: 3 hours
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Student Brings:
Towel, comfortable clothes and shoes.
Prerequisites: None
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Friday Afternoon 1pm - 3pm
Darn It! Socks and More: with Heather Robinson $40
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Description:
Learn mending techniques for fixing holes in socks, and for mending socks before a hole develops. Students will also learn techniques for adding patches to knitted fabrics, such as sweaters. Functional and decorative techniques will be covered.
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Materials Provided by Instructor: Hand outs, darning needle, darning tools. Scarp yarns.
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Length of Workshop: 1-1.5 hours
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Student Brings:
Knitted swatch in stockinette 6 inch by 6 inch with additional yarn from making swatch, variety of scrap yarns. Items with holes to get info on how to mend them. Notepad/pen/pencil.
Prerequisites: Know how to knit.
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Saturday Morning 10am - 1pm
Wool Applique Mug Rug with Pauline Bramer - $40
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Description:
Learn the basics of Wool Applique by creating a simple mug rug. Your kit will have pre-cut pieces and ready to sew. In the class, you will learn the basic stitches to create primitive designed mug rug. Each student will be able to choose their design kits. The pre-cut kit offerings are: Maple Leaf, Oak Leaf, Pumpkins, Sheep, Christmas Tree, Gingerbread Boy, Gingerbread Girl or Poinsettia. Kit will include one ball of variegated Valdani #8 Pearl Cotton thread to match kit. Handout sheet will include instructions for basic stitches: blanket stitch (button hole stitch), French knot, and running stitch.
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Materials Provided by Instructor:
Wool Applique Pre-cut Kit, Valdani Variegated Thread (1 ball), Stitching Instruction Handout Sheet, and #22 Chenille Needle
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Length of Workshop:
1.5 - 2 hours
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Supplies Student Brings:
Scissors
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CLOSED:
Saturday Morning 10am - 12pm
Knitting Thrummed Mittens with Paige Shipley $50
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Description:
Originating in Newfoundland and Labrador Island, thrummed mittens are a fun way to create wonderfully warm, fleece- lined mittens. Thrums were originally scraps of yarn leftover from weaving projects, but now roving (tufts of unspun wool) is used. Roving thrums are added every few rounds to create a layer of wool insulation that felts with use and these mittens get better every time you wear them!
HOMEWORK: Homework is 3 inches of ribbing (or length of their choice) so we can jump right into making and adding thrums. If the student doesn't do the homework, the thrummed alternative is a little pincushion/cat toy to get thrum practice.
Materials Provided by Instructor:
Natural roving, pattern, a handmade stitch marker.
Length of Workshop: 1.5 - 2 hours
Student Brings:
100g of worsted weight wool or wool blend- cannot be superwash.
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Minimum Age of Participants: 10 (under 12 must have adult present)
Prerequisites: Student should be confident in knitting and purling in the round.
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Saturday Afternoon 1pm - 2pm
Perfect Fit Sweater with Paige Shipley $30
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Description:
Make your next sweater your best sweater!
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In this interactive workshop, will discuss how to measure your body, how to make changes to patterns to fit your body better and go over some math to resize or correct gauge issues. We will also cover yarn substitutions and why some work and some don't.
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This class is very body-positive, looking at clothing construction with a critical eye and adjusting existing patterns to make your knits more flattering.
There is not a project associated with class but you will receive a handy reference packet with your registration.
Materials Provided by Instructor: Hand outs
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Length of Workshop: 1-1.5 hours
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Student Brings:
Notepad/pen/pencil
Prerequisites: Knowledge of knitting recommended but not required
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Saturday Afternoon 1pm - 4pm
Nuno Felted Textured Beret with Mariya Gerhardt $65
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Description:
This workshop will cover how to make a nuno felted beret with wet felting techniques. This course is beginner friendly. In the workshop students will make a beret using the template (resist) from extra fine merino wool roving (19mc), silk fabric and wool nepps. Students will learn how to use resist and make a volumetric item without seams. Nuno felting is the process of felting wool roving onto another fabric (silk). "Nuno" is a Japanese word for cloth or fabric. In this workshop students will learn the basics of nuno felting - felting together wool fiber and silk fabric. Our accent will be on how to create a beautiful texture in nuno felting.
Materials Provided by Instructor: Material kit will include - extra fine merino wool roving (19mc), hand dyed piece of silk gauze rarefied fabric approx. 1yard by 1yard, pieces if different silk fabric, wool nepps, template (resist), handouts. Instructor will provide all supply necessary for wet felting.
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Length of Workshop: 2.5 -3 hours
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Student Brings:
Towel, plastic bag for wet towel, comfortable shoes and clothes
Prerequisites: None
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Southern Indiana Fiber & Arts Festival